And furthermore, you have to be understood. The judges must be able to understand you! Your diction must be perfect!

Lucy Van Pelt (Pamelyn Ferdin)

11 seconds sound clip from the A Boy Named Charlie Brown movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:45:06.237 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Patty, what do you think?

- Well, we should check his walk. If he's going to stumble around like he usually does...

- Walk! Not too bad. A little coaching will help, though.

- Too bad he doesn't have naturally curly hair. Judges can't resist naturally curly hair.

- You've gotta learn how to smile. Smile! You've got a smile like a sick pumpkin.

- And furthermore, you have to be understood. The judges must be able to understand you! Your diction must be perfect!

- The honor of your school, your neighborhood, rests on your shoulders! Not to mention the economic future of your manager!

- I don't know how I get into these messes.

- If I hadn't volunteered in the first place, I wouldn't have won. And now I wouldn't have to be trying to memorize the dictionary.

- There's a good chance that instead of being a hero, I'll make a bigger fool of myself than ever.

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